Joining Windows Active Directory domain fails with error "No logon servers found"
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
Situation
When joining an Active Directory domain using theYaST2 module 'WindowsDomainMembership'the following error is experienced:
ERROR: Failed to join domain: No logon servers found
Looking at the log file /var/log/YaST2/y2log the error is similar to the following
ERROR: Failed to join domain: No logon servers found
Looking at the log file /var/log/YaST2/y2log the error is similar to the following
2008-04-14 13:54:12 <3> linux(21475) [bash] ShellCommand.cc(shellcommand):78 [2008/04/14 13:54:12, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup_int(286)
2008-04-14 13:54:12 <3> linux(21475) [bash] ShellCommand.cc(shellcommand):78 ads_connect: No logon servers
2008-04-14 13:54:12 <3> linux(21475) [bash] ShellCommand.cc(shellcommand):78 Join to domain is not valid: No logon servers
2008-04-14 13:54:12 <5> linux(21475) [Perl] modules/SambaNetJoin.pm(SambaNetJoin::Test):56 LANG=C net ads testjoin -s /tmp/YaST2-21475-HPsBU8/smb.conf -P =>
$VAR1 = {
'stderr' =>
'[2008/04/14 13:54:12, 0] utils/net_ads.c:ads_startup_int(286)
ads_connect: No logon servers
Join to domain is not valid: No logon servers
',
'exit' => 255,
'stdout' => ''
};Resolution
Please update Samba to version 3.0.32 or later.
- Ensure the serviceswinbind, nmbandsmbare not active / running:
rcwinbind stop ; rcnmb stop ; rcsmb stop
- Use the YaST2 module 'Kerberos Client' to configure the domain settings
- Edit as user root the file/etc/samba/smb.conf and set the following options in the global section
workgroup = DOMAINNAME
password server = IP_OF_PASSWORD_SERVER
realm = KERBEROS_REALM
security = ads
Save the changes and close the file.
- Run as root the command
net ads join -U Administrator@DOMAIN
Enter the Administrator password when being asked.
- Once the command completed successfully start the services winbind, nmb and smb using
rcwinbind start ; rcnmb start ; rcsmb start
- Check using smbclient if authentication against the password server works:
smbclient -L SMB-SERVER -U USERNAME
If authentication works properly all available shares of SMB-SERVER will be displayed
Additional Information
Root cause
When called the YaST2 Windows Domain Membership module writes a temporary smb.conf and krb5.conf which are being used to connect to the domain. However, since the password server is not included in the temporary configuration a join is not possible.
When called the YaST2 Windows Domain Membership module writes a temporary smb.conf and krb5.conf which are being used to connect to the domain. However, since the password server is not included in the temporary configuration a join is not possible.
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- Document ID:7000207
- Creation Date: 25-Apr-2008
- Modified Date:14-Mar-2021
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